Richard Sachs has been making custom frames for 40 years. Once primarily a builder of road bikes, Sachs has shifted his focus over the past 15 years to cyclocross. Each of the elite riders on the Richard Sachs–RGM Watches cyclocross team receives two complete bikes for the season.

Sachs uses only PegoRichie steel tubing made by Columbus and he works alone, building one frame at a time. If you’d like to purchase a Richard Sachs, you’ll have to be patient; there’s a 10-year waiting list.
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Born in Russia and raised in New Jersey, Dan Chabanov worked for years as a bike messenger in New York City before he started racing. Over time he climbed through the ranks and earned his Category 1 license, but his greatest success has come in cyclocross, and he now competes in elite races across the United States.
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Richard Sachs frames are approved for use in events sanctioned by cycling’s governing body, the International Cycling Union—better known by its French abbreviation, UCI.
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Sachs hand-marks each tire with his favorite four letters, “ATMO,” an abbreviation that has become a signature of Sachs. It stands for “according to my opinion,” and sort of embodies his philosophy of life, cycling, and bikes. (You can read more about ATMO here.)
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